Emil Jakob Schindler

Place: Vienna

Born: 1842

Death: 1892

Biography:

Emil Jakob Schindler was an Austrian landscape painter born in Vienna, Austria in 1842 and died in 1892. He was the father of Alma Mahler, who was a composer and author. Schindler's surname is derived from the German word 'schindel', which means 'shingle', suggesting that the original bearers of the name were in the roofing business. Variations and alternate spellings of the name include: Shindler, Schindel, and Schindelle.